UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES IN CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY LIBRARY IGBARIAM BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Abstract

The study investigated the utilization of electronic information resources in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Library Igbariam by Undergraduate students of Science education and English language. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was guided by three research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study comprised of 900 and 1050 undergraduate students from the department of Science education and English language respectively. The sample size of for the study comprised of 90 and 105 undergraduate students from the department of Science education and English language respectively. The study adopted a structured questionnaire for data collection. The study revealed moderate use of electronic resources by undergraduate students in department of Science education and English language in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Library Igbariam. The study also revealed moderate use of electronic resources for academic activities by undergraduate students of both faculties. The study revealed the challenges faced by the undergraduate students in the use of electronic resources in the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Library Igbariam. Furthermore, the findings from the hypotheses shows that there is a significant difference in the mean rating of extent of use of electronic information resources among undergraduate students of science education and English language students. The study recommend Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Anambra State management should support the university library by providing adequate fund for ICT infrastructure, so that the university library can subscribe to adequate databases and internet facilities to enable the undergraduate students have access to the electronic resources from within and outside the library with ease and on time. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Anambra State library should work to improve its website and subscribe to more electronic databases and subscribe to e-books and e- journals.

Keywords: Electronic Information Resources, Undergraduate students, University Library, Science Education, English Language.